Gamesa and Iberdrola have signed a new framework agreement for a minimum of 50% of the total wind turbine fleet Iberdrola buys for its renewable energy business on Spanish and international markets between 2013 and 2022 – or until reaching a total of 3.8 GW.
30 December, 2011
Renewable energy sources generated 9% of the UK's electricity in the third quarter of 2011, according to figures from the Department of Energy and Climate Change.
30 December, 2011
Ameresco Inc has received a Final Acceptance Certificate from the United States Department of Energy (DoE) Savannah River Operations Office for the completion of construction of the DoE Savannah River Site (SRS) 20 MW Biomass Cogeneration Facility (BCF).
30 December, 2011
Leading European solar photovoltaic (PV) laboratories are offering free access to R&D teams using funding from the European Commission.
30 December, 2011
SIAC Wind Energy's Bergey Excel-S 10 kW wind turbine has obtained MCS certification, qualifying it for use in the UK.
30 December, 2011
There has been a change in the planning permission rules in England so that homeowners no longer need planning permission for air source heat pumps
29 December, 2011
Gamesa is selling two wind farms located in Lugo and Tarragona, Spain, totalling 42 MW to Gas Natural.
29 December, 2011
Nordex is one step closer to series production of the N117/2400 onshore wind turbine with the installation of the first unit at the Stadum citizens’ wind farm in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
29 December, 2011
DNV has acquired a 74.3% stake in KEMA with the aim of creating a consulting and certification company within the clean energy, sustainability, power generation, transmission and distribution sectors.
29 December, 2011
SunPower Corp has signed a definitive agreement to acquire French solar provider Tenesol SA, which is owned by Total SA, for US$165.4 million.
29 December, 2011
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28 December, 2011
The CEO of Amonix, which is based in Seal Beach, CA, passed away in a plane crash in York County, Pennsylvania on 22 December 2011.
28 December, 2011
The move follows difficult negotiations and delays as the company attempts to sell of its U.S. projects, including the 1GW Blythe development in California.
23 December, 2011
According to figures from the Department of Energy and Climate Change, in the first nine months of this year, Scotland had already generated 94% of last year's output.
23 December, 2011
A solar industry campaign to slow down Government-planned cuts to solar subsidies in the UK has won a significant legal victory, as the High Court ruled that the Government’s programme of cuts under the feed-in tariff were “legally flawed”.
22 December, 2011
According to media reports, the company is finding it tough to "make money" from solar.
22 December, 2011
The purchase price of voltwerk electronics is being kept confidential "by mutual agreement".
22 December, 2011
The company has purchased manufacturing premises in Rancho Bernardo, California., from Sony Electronics, to produce CPV modules for the U.S. market.
21 December, 2011
Pointing to "damage to America’s burgeoning solar industry that high tariffs on solar cells and panels imported from China could cause", the Coalition for Affordable Solar Energy (CASE) has urged SolarWorld, a German solar cell manufacturer, to withdraw its petition to the International Trade Commission (ITC) and Department of Commerce.
21 December, 2011
The World Bioenergy Award, presented every two years, has given a lift to the work of the Brazilian researcher Laércio Couto, whose team has been studying the use of eucalyptus for bioenergy.
21 December, 2011
The company is reporting that Capital Expenditure (Capex) for its end-to-end process has been reduced by 20%, with manufacturing costs at US$0.50/Wp (EUR 0.35/Wp) with 10% stabilised efficiency.
21 December, 2011
The 5th annual World Future Energy Summit (WFES) will be held in Abu Dhabi, UAE, from 16-19 January at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre.
21 December, 2011
ESA Renewables (ESA) has begun construction on a 1.3 MW commercial rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) project in the city of New Bern in Craven County, North Carolina.
20 December, 2011
Bayer MaterialScience LLC has developed a new polyurethane-based composite technology for stronger, longer wind blades, said to improve fatigue and fracture toughness properties over current commercial epoxy-based systems.
20 December, 2011
Siemens Energy will build the 288 MW Amrumbank West offshore wind farm in the German North Sea.
20 December, 2011
Research by the UK Committee on Climate Change shows that rising gas prices are the major cause of rising household energy bills accounting for 64% of the increase, whereas renewable energy only contributed 6.5% to the price hike.
20 December, 2011
To achieve the goal of cutting emissions by over 80% by 2050, Europe's energy production needs to be almost carbon-free, according to the European Commission.
20 December, 2011
The UK High Court has given permission to Friends of the Earth and the solar companies Solarcentury and HomeSun, to challenge Government plans to slash subsidies for solar electricity in the UK.
19 December, 2011
Siemens Plc and Associated British Ports (ABP) have submitted applications to Hull City Council for the development of facilities for wind turbine storage, handling, assembly and testing at the proposed Green Port Hull facility in the UK.
19 December, 2011
Local Power Inc has received a 'Notice-To-Proceed' from the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC), to write several Requests for Proposals (RFPs) to deploy a minimum of 210 MW of distributed renewable and demand-side, in-city energy technologies by 2017 for the CleanPowerSF programme.
19 December, 2011
The City of Austin, TX, Southern Oregon University, the Bank of Georgetown (DC and MD), Stevens Pass, Diamond Packaging, and Sandy Alexander have been the first to sign the Renewable Energy Markets Association (REMA) '5 Year Renewable Energy Pledge' in the USA.
19 December, 2011
3Degrees has been selected by the Maine Public Utility Commission to launch a new, voluntary state-wide green power programme, and has won a competitive bidding process to be a green power supplier to the CTCleanEnergyOptions programme.
19 December, 2011
Siemens and Shanghai Electric will set up two joint ventures (JVs) for the Chinese wind power market.
16 December, 2011
Dow Corning and Air Products has entered into a long-term supply agreement for electronic-grade silane for electronics and solar photovoltaics (PV).
16 December, 2011
SOLID ASIA has unveiled a large-scale solar cooling system in Singapore at UWCSEA East Campus.
16 December, 2011
WiseEnergy Group will manage up to 500 MW of solar and wind power projects in South Africa on behalf of ix:Africa, an impact investment fund seeking to raise €400 million to dedicate to renewable energy projects in Africa.
16 December, 2011
SCHOTT Solar AG has achieved an 18% efficiency with a solar cell metalised with copper developed under the research project Las VeGaS.
16 December, 2011
Rockford Solar Partners, LLC, a joint venture between Wanxiang America and New Generation Power, has received approval for a 20 MW solar array at the Chicago Rockford International Airport.
15 December, 2011
MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company has entered into definitive agreements to acquire the 550 MW Topaz Solar Farm in California, USA, from First Solar Inc.
15 December, 2011
Oerlikon Solar has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the International Cooperation Centre for China Renewable Energy Society (CRES) for thin-film solar technology in China.
15 December, 2011
The Italian-based electrolyser manufacturer Acta SpA has signed a development and commercial supply agreement with Asia Pacific Fuel Cell Technologies Ltd (APFCT) in Taiwan, for the development and supply of fuel cell light electric vehicle (LEV) refuelling stations using Acta’s hydrogen generation technology.
15 December, 2011
REpower will deliver a total of 35 MW of wind turbines for the 24.6 MW Hall Farm, developed by RidgeWind, and the 10.25 MW Earls Hall Farm, developed by RENERCO in the UK.
15 December, 2011
The UK's Crown Estate has launched offshore wind and tidal stream leasing rounds to select developers to take forward up to 800 MW of projects in Northern Ireland waters.
15 December, 2011
The US solar energy industry saw a record 140% growth in installations in the third quarter (Q3) of 2011, compared to Q3 2010, thanks to utility-scale project completions, a strong residential market, effective policies and the plummeting price of solar panels.
14 December, 2011
Kaneka has developed a high-efficiency silver-free heterojunction silicon solar cell in collaboration with Belgium's imec.
14 December, 2011
JCM Capital has signed an agreement with Hay Solar Holdings ULC to provide development, construction, and long-term equity financing for a 30 MW portfolio of modular 100 kW farm building solar installations located throughout the Province of Ontario, Canada.
14 December, 2011
The Marine Renewables Infrastructure Network (MaRINET) is a €9 million, EU-funded initiative to provide access to test facilities in specialist marine renewables energy centres across Europe.
14 December, 2011
The solar photovoltaic (PV) inverter market declined once again in the third quarter (Q3) 2011 with industry revenues in Euros falling by over 20% year-on-year according to IMS Research.
14 December, 2011
MEMC Electronic Materials Inc will reduce its workforce by 1300 – or 20% – in response to difficult market conditions in the solar and semiconductor sectors.
13 December, 2011
US-based FuelCell Energy has announced a partnership with Abengoa in Spain to develop localized stationary fuel cell power plants for markets in Europe and Latin America. The partners will also install a 300 kW pilot project at the Abengoa headquarters in Seville.
13 December, 2011
Wood crop specialist FuturaGene has established its first biomass research and development centre in Shanghai, China, to help the country “meet its demand for sustainable fibre production and renewable energy sources.”
13 December, 2011
The North American solar photovoltaic (PV) market is set to double in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2011 compared to the same period last year, despite policy uncertainty, according to NPD Solarbuzz.
13 December, 2011
Germany has installed its 1 millionth solar photovoltaic (PV) connected to the power grid, says the German Solar Industry Association (BSW-Solar).
13 December, 2011
Oerlikon says it will be able to reduce the production cost of its Micromorph thin-film silicon solar photovoltaic (PV) modules by 5% from the end of 2012.
13 December, 2011
The UK could meet 10% of its energy demand using sustainable bionergy, but the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) warns that the use of bioenergy is still controversial.
12 December, 2011
The UK High Court has agreed to hear applications by Friends of the Earth and solar companies Solarcentury and HomeSun for permission to challenge Government plans to slash financial incentives for solar electricity on Thursday 15 December 2011.
12 December, 2011
Principle Power Inc and Energias de Portugal (EDP) have deployed the first full-scale, 2 MW offshore WindFloat offshore wind turbine solution off the coast of Aguçadoura, Portugal.
12 December, 2011
Siemens will supply the power block and other main components for a 411 MW combined-cycle power plant (CCPP) in Singapore for Hydrochem Pte Ltd.
12 December, 2011
NextEnergy Capital has begun fundraising for ix:Africa, a €400 million private equity impact fund dedicated to ethical investment in renewable energy, environmental business and clean technology projects in Africa.
12 December, 2011
A coalition of more than 750 US companies, small businesses and organisations have sent a letter to Congress calling for a one-year extension of the Department of Treasury’s Section 1603 Program.
09 December, 2011
A 700 km2 smart grid project is planned for Cambridgeshire, UK, by UK Power Networks.
09 December, 2011
Ampere Equity Fund, managed by Triodos Investment Management, has acquired 90% of four onshore wind farms from DunoAir totalling 51 MW and an option to buy an additional wind farm with a capacity of 12.6 MW.
09 December, 2011
Clyde Blowers is acquiring the wind gear manufacturer Moventas Wind Ltd and the industrial gear manufacturer Moventas Santasalo Ltd for €100 million, following Moventas Ltd's bankruptcy filing this summer.
09 December, 2011
Up to one fifth of global energy could be provided by biomass without damaging food production, according to a report from the UK Energy Research Centre (UKERC).
09 December, 2011
The Climate Bonds Initiative has released the final approved text of the prototype Climate Bond Standard, which will be a screening tool for investors and governments to support investment in the low-carbon economy
08 December, 2011
Ministers from Ireland, the UK, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man, Jersey and Guernsey have called on the EU to give its full backing to the development of ocean energy.
08 December, 2011
To meet EU demands for electricity distribution systems that can incorporate more renewable energy, 16 European partners from 10 countries are working on a €160 million smart grid project, EcoGrid EU.
08 December, 2011
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) has started a project to extract biofuel from sago waste through its Sago Research Centre.
08 December, 2011
Suntech Power Holdings Co Ltd has appointed Pawel Nowotny to head Suntech’s European Marketing team.
08 December, 2011
If projections for EU renewable energy developments are realised, the European market is set for huge growth this decade, according to the European Energy Agency (EEA).
07 December, 2011
AREVA Wind has extended its M5000 offshore wind turbine platform with the M5000-135, featuring a 135 m rotor.
07 December, 2011
The renewable energy sector needs to improve risk management and access alternative sources of capital as operational risks rise and governments cut funding due to the uncertain economic environment, according to a report from the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) sponsored by Swiss Re.
07 December, 2011
Doosan Power Systems has acquired the majority stake in AE&E Lentjes GmbH, which delivers process and plant engineering, boiler and environmental technologies as well as components for thermal power generation and energy-from-waste biomass plants.
07 December, 2011
The construction of grid connections for German offshore wind farms in the North Sea is facing delays, says transmission system operator TenneT.
07 December, 2011
The SENER engineering and technology group and its joint venture with Masdar, Torresol Energy, won four awards at the fifth annual CSP Today International Concentrated Solar Thermal Power Summit at the end of November.
06 December, 2011
Schneider Electric and its recently acquired IT provider Telvent, have launched SmartCity, offering an integrated suite of solutions to improve the efficiency and sustainability of urban infrastructures.
06 December, 2011
RenewableUK has welcomed a series of UK Government announcements giving strong support to the renewable energy sector.
06 December, 2011
Seventeen EU countries have over 141 GW in total of offshore wind energy capacity built, under construction, consented, or planned in Europe.
06 December, 2011
The United States International Trade Commission (USITC) believes there is a “reasonable indication” that US solar companies face unfair competition from Chinese silicon solar photovoltaic (PV) manufacturers.
06 December, 2011
Q-Cell's subsidiary, Solibro GmbH, has achieved a 17.4% efficiency with its solar thin-film CIGS module.
05 December, 2011
Over €51 billion is expected to be spent on new offshore wind installations over the next five years, according to a new report by Douglas-Westwood.
05 December, 2011
The Asia Pacific solar photovoltaic (PV) market is forecast to grow 39% quarter-on-quarter and 130% year-on-year in Q4’11 with fourth quarter installations reaching over 2 GW, according to NPD Solarbuzz.
05 December, 2011
Following its bankruptcy earlier this year, Evergreen Solar Inc has sold its core assets to China Private Equity Investment Holdings Inc for US$6 million in cash and 7.57m shares in CPEIH.
05 December, 2011
A research team at the University of Illinois has found a way to integrate compound semiconductor nanowires on silicon wafers, potentially enhancing performance and reducing the cost of solar photovoltaic (PV) cells.
05 December, 2011
Campbell Soup Company has entered into a power purchase agreement (PPA) and land lease agreement (LLA) with American Capital Energy (ACE) for a 2.3 MW solar photovoltaic (PV) ground mount tracker system on 14 acres of the company's facility in Sacramento, CA, USA.
05 December, 2011
Experts from companies and industry associations in the energy sector and from science, policymaking and Government have convened in Berlin to discuss the contribution the gas grid can make to the storage of energy from renewable sources.
04 December, 2011
Mott MacDonald, together with Beacon Power, have been named winners of the Energy Institute (EI) Technology Award for the ground breaking Stephentown flywheel energy storage plant in New York State, U.S.
03 December, 2011
SolarCity and Bank of America Merrill Lynch have agreed to terms on financing for SolarStrong, SolarCity’s five-year plan to build more than US$1 billion worth of solar power projects for privatised US military housing communities across the country.
02 December, 2011
BIC Group reports that its Canadian subsidiary has acquired the assets of Angstrom Power in Vancouver, which is developing portable fuel cell technology.
02 December, 2011
The UK’s Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) has now opened to applicants, providing payments for heat generated from renewable technologies including biomass boilers, solar thermal equipment and heat pumps installed since 15 July 2009.
02 December, 2011
Soitec has built a Concentrating Photovoltaic (CPV) power plant near Durban, South Africa, as a “flagship project” for the 17th annual Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), being held during 28 November to 9 December.
02 December, 2011
The National Renewable Energy Centre (Narec) has signed a £14.8 million contract with Shepherd Construction to delivery a 3000 m² building for offshore wind turbine drive train testing for nacelles up to 15 MW.
02 December, 2011
ANTARIS SOLAR's monocrystalline solar photovoltaic (PV) modules, ANTARIS ASM 180 and ASM 185, have had their ammonia resistance tested under realistic conditions – spending 6 months in a pigsty.
02 December, 2011
The European Investment Bank will provide £150 million of long-term funding to Vattenfall's 300 MW Thanet Offshore Wind Farm.
02 December, 2011
In response to the solar industry's lobby of the UK Parliament over Government plans to cut solar subsidies, organised by Cut Don't Kill, Friends of the Earth says the plans to downsize the solar feed-in tariff are “illegal”.
01 December, 2011
Coinciding with the world climate summit in Durban, South Africa, SolarWorld AG is drawing attention to the global importance of solar power with milestone projects in four continents, including what could be the largest rooftop solar plant in Africa.
01 December, 2011
REpower Systems SE will install two of its 6M offshore wind turbines for RWE Innogy near Eemshaven, the Netherlands.
01 December, 2011
China’s 12th Five-Year Plan shows the country is determined to accelerate the state-controlled economy’s transition from manufacturing powerhouse to innovation engine.
01 December, 2011
BrightSource Energy Inc is adding its SolarPLUS solar thermal energy storage capability to three of its power purchase agreements with Southern California Edison (SCE).
01 December, 2011